Meaning and causes of Vagrancy: Vagrancy is a social pathological behaviour found in some children who wander here and there without any reason. They create problems for other members of society by their anti-social behaviour.

In this behaviour, children wander here and there without any aim. They walk aimlessly on roads. They pass vulgar remarks on passers-by, especially girls. They may abuse any person without any reason. They can also come in conflict with any person. They do not have relations with their families. They do not have fear of being beaten, put in jail and even death.

Causes:

(i) Wrong Nature: Vagrants do not share any responsibility for family, community and society. Rather they create problems in the society by their abnormal behaviour. They are a burden on society.

(ii) Habit of wandering: Vagrants are found in cinema halls, railway stations, bus stands, parks, slum areas, market centres, school and college gates, vegetable markets, crowded places, puja pandals, religious processións and political processions etc.

(iii) Lack of sources of Income: Vagrants do not have any direct source of income. They survive on theft, dacoits, beggary, gambling, and prostitution, pick pocketing, and extortion.

(iv) Vagrancy is attributed to family background, behaviour of parents, bad company, caste system, low place in society and rude behaviour of kin, etc.